For
Unselfish Devotion to the Profession of Chemistry Particularlyin
the Dissemination
of Scientific Information - for Long-continued and Productive
Research in Organic Chemistry -
for Outstanding Service in the Education of Chemists at
All Levels

Arthur
C. Cope

1965

For
Long-continued and Productive Research in Organic and Biochemistry

Herbert
E. Carter

1966

Outstanding
Contributions to the Area of Thermodynamics
through Research Writing Organization

Frederick
D. Rossini

1967

For
His Achievements in Chemistry Particularly in Vitamins and
Antibiotics of Significance in Medicine

Karl
FolkersNational Medal of Science 1990

1968

Total
Synthesis of Triterpenoids and Steroids: Stereospecific
Cyclization Reactions

William
S. Johnson National Medal of Science 1987

1969

For
His Studies on Protein Synthesis in Cell Free Systems
Which Have Resulted in Deciphering the Genetic Code

Marshall
NirenbergNobel Prize 1968 (Physiology & Medicine)

1970

For
Imaginative Application of Physical Methods of Elucidation
of
the Chemical Mechanism of Action of Enzyme Systems Which
Provide Living Organisms
with the Free Energy Required for Life and Growth

Britton
Chance

1971

For
Outstanding Creative Contribution in the Discipline of Inorganic
Chemistry
Especially Kinetics and the Mechanism of Reactions

Henry
TaubeNobel Prize 1983

1972

For
Pioneering Studies of Organic Reaction Mechanism and Applications
of
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Molecular Orbital Theory
in Organic Chemistry

John
D. RobertsNational Medal of Science 1990

1973

For
Development of the Solid Phase Method of Synthesis of Peptides
and
Proteins and the Stimulation This Method Gave to the Study
of Polypeptides

R.
Bruce MerrifieldNobel Prize 1984

1974

For
Original Theoretical and Experimental Investigationsof Protein
Structures
and Interactions. Including the Role of Solventsin
Protein Conformations

Harold
A. Scheraga

1975

For
His Contributions in the Field of Inorganic Chemistry Which
Have Been Characterized by
Insight Imagination and Extraordinary Breadth. In
Particular for Basic and Original Work on
Metal Carbonyl Metal Atom Cluster and Fluxional Organometallic
Compounds

F.
Albert CottonNational Medal of Science 1982

1976

For
Outstanding Contributions to the Development of PhysicalOrganic
Chemistry

Paul
D. Bartlett

1977

For
Contributions to Organic Chemistry.
In Particularin the Technology Art and Logic of Organic
Synthesis

Elias
J. Corey

National Medal of Science 1988Nobel Prize 1990

1978

For
Research into the Structure of High Polymers and Insights
into the
Relationship between Structures and Properties

Frank
Alden Bovey, II

1979

For
Unlocking the Chemical Secrets of the Hormones of the Anterior
Pituitary Gland
Particularly ACTH HGH LPH and beta Endorphin

Choh
Hao Li

1980

For
Outstanding Contributions to the Methodology and Art of
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
and for Landmarks in Natural Product Synthesis

Gilbert Stork

National Medal of Science 1982

1981

For
His Outstanding Contributions in Orbital Symmetry and Electronic
Structure of
Transition States and Intermediates

Roald
HoffmannNobel Prize 1981

National Medal of Science 1983

1982

For
Outstanding Contributions Both to Physical-organic and to
Bio-organic Chemistry Which Have Clarified Rationalized
and Illuminated These Fields

Frank
H. WestheimerNational Medal of Science 1986

1983

For
His Synthetic Work Including the First Compound of a Noble
Gas

Neil
Bartlett

1984

For
His Outstanding Contributions to Mass Spectrometry and
Computer-Assisted Techniques in Analytical Chemistry

Fred
W. McLafferty

1985

For
His Penetrating Insights into the Mechanisms of Organic
Reactions

Jerome
A. Berson

1986

For
His Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Theoretical
Organic Chemistry

Michael
J. S. Dewar

1987

For
Pioneering Contributions to the Theory and Practice of Stereochemistry

Kurt
Mislow

1988

For
His Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Medicinal
Chemistry

Ralph
F. HirschmannNational Medal of Science 2000

1989

For
His Contributions to a Unique Combination of
Physical Organic Bioorganic and Biomimetic Chemistry

Ronald
BreslowNational Medal of Science 1991

1990

For
Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Chemical Physics
as
Applied to Structures and Reactions of Practical Importance

John
D. BaldeschwielerNational Medal of Science 2000

1991

For
Profound Theoretical Insights and Outstanding Innovations
in Separation Science

J.
Calvin Giddings

1992

For
His Exceptional Structural Studies of Bioactive Molecules
Using Novel and Ingenious Microscale Methods

Koji
Nakanishi

1993

For
Development of Cluster Chemistry; Notably Buckminsterfullerene

Richard
E. SmalleyNobel Prize 1996

1994

For
Contributions to Bioorganic Chemistry: In Particular
in the Methods and
Chemical Principles for Recognition of Nucleic Acids by
Synthetic Molecules.

Peter
B. DervanNational Medal of Science 2006

1995

For
Creative Contributions in Bioinorganic and Organometallic
Chemistry
Characterized by Extraordinary Breadth and Depth That Have
Profoundly Stimulated Other Researchers and Disciplines

Stephen
J. LippardNational Medal of Science 2004

1996

For
Creative Work in the Art and Science of Chemical Synthesis
and Molecular Design

K.
C. Nicolaou

1997

For
Her Contributions to Bioinorganic Chemistry: In Particular
n the Application of
Transition Metal Complexes to Probe DNA Recognitionand Reactions

Jacqueline
K. BartonNational Medal of Science 2010

1998

For
Pioneering the Development of the Field of Femtochemistry

Ahmed
H. ZewailNobel Prize 1999

1999

For
his contributions to bioorganic chemistry: in particular
for creative contributions
at the interface of organic synthesis and biology

Samuel
J. Danishefsky

2000

For
Outstanding Contributions in the Use of Novel Methodologies
for Synthetic Chemistry